Picket Fences! Part 44.1


At the end of Part 43.2, Kevin Anderson had come to Rhys' place to ask him one question and was expecting an honest answer.

When he walked in the door Ryan said "Hey, YOU look great!"

"Thanks! So do you!", said Kevin.
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"Yeah, I do don't I", he said.


"Is your dad here?", asked Kevin.
"Yeah, he's in the livingroom", said Ryan.


"I'm on my way to pick up the little ankle biter. You dig?", said Ryan.
"Sure, I dig", said Kevin.
("Ankle biter" is 1950's slang for child and "dig" means understand)
"You wanna go with me?", he asked.
"No, I'll stay here and talk to your dad", said Kevin.

Rhys came over to where Kevin was standing, "Hey Kevin. You're looking good", he said.

"Thanks", he said, "Rhys I need to ask you something."
"Sure, let's go sit down", said Rhys.

They went down to the livingroom.


"Alright, what do you want to ask me?", asked Rhys, prepared to explain woo hoo to the boy, thinking Larry was probably too shy to talk about it.

Rhys, are you my dad?", asked Kevin.

That wasn't the question he expected. Rhys was trying to decide whether to tell the truth or continue to lie.

Then he looked his son square in the face and said "Yes, I'm your dad."

"Why didn't you or Mom tell me?", asked Kevin, "Why did y'all let me grow up believing Larry was my dad?"
"I found out I was your father when you was a toddler. We all agreed you was too young to understand, so your mom let me come to visit you. Then when you grew up to a child and became friends with Ryan, they let you come over here on Saturdays so I could spend time with both you and Ryan.
"How did you find out?", asked Kevin.

"Your grandma Joyce told me. She figured it out. She said you and me had the same smile", said Rhys.
(This basic southern word "y'all" is actually a contraction for "you all," it is most commonly used in place of the plural form of "you".)

"So when I grew up to a teenager, why didn't you tell me then? I would have understood", he said.
"One of the conditions for you to continue to visit was that I promised not to ever tell you", said Rhys.
"Did you ever want to tell me I was your son?". asked Kevin.
"I would have given anything for you to know you was my son and Ryan's brother", he said.

"You see, my parents died when I was a toddler and I was taken to an orphanage. That's where I met Jonathan and we became best friends. He was kinda like a big brother to me. Jonathan was the only family I had until Ryan, you and Noah came along", said Rhys..
Now that I know you'll my dad, it answers a lot of questions I had", said Kevin.

"Can I tell Ryan I'm his brother?", asked Kevin.

"I'd rather be the one to tell him. I'm tell him when I think the time is right", said Rhys.

"Thanks Rhys, for telling me the truth", he said.

Ryan returned home with the ankle biter.


"Dad my birthday's going to be in a few days", said Noah, "Are you going to be able to come to my party?"
"Sure, I wouldn't miss it for the world", said Rhys.

"Am I invited to your party?", asked Ryan.
"Of course, you're my brother. You got to come", said Noah.

"Are you going to invite me, too?", asked Kevin.
"Sure, we're best friends ain't we", said Noah.


"Dad can we go to the zoo today?", asked Noah.
"It's four of us here. So we got to vote on where we go", said Rhys.

"I want to go to the lake", said Ryan, "How about you Kevin?"
"Sounds good to me.", said Kevin.

"We vote for the lake", said Ryan, "How about you Dad. The zoo or the lake?"

"I rather go to the lake!", said. Rhys.

"Pooey, I want to go to the zoo", said Noah.


"Cool it little buddy", said Rhys, "You was out voted.".


Then Rhys called Transpotation and asked for a taxicab for multiple Sims. .


When the taxicab arrived they all came out of the house and got in.

Rhys told the driver to take them to the lake.

To be continued . . .